odorament

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin odōrāmentum.

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Noun[edit]

odorament (plural odoraments)

  1. (archaic) Something which gives off a scent; an odoriferous substance. [from 14th c.]
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: [], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
      , II.5.1.v:
      Odoraments to smell to, of rose-water, violet flowers, balm, rose-cakes, vinegar, etc., do much recreate the brains and spirits []